2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by first-year head coach Matt Campbell. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.
Previous season
The 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team finished the regular season 3-9, with wins over non conference opponents, UNI and conference opponents Texas and Kansas.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Seasons at Iowa State | Alma Mater |
Matt Campbell | Head Coach | 1st | Mount Union (2002) |
Louis Ayeni | Running backs/Associate Head Coach | 3rd | Northwestern (2003) |
Jon Heacock | Safeties/Defensive Coordinator | 1st | Muskingum (1983) |
Jim Hofher | Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator | 1st | Cornell (1979) |
Tom Manning | Offensive Line/Offensive Coordinator | 1st | Mount Union (2006) |
Eli Rasheed | Defensive Line | 1st | Indiana (1996) |
Tyson Veldt | Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach | 1st | Muskingum (1996) |
Alex Golesh | Tight Ends | 1st | Ohio State (2006) |
Bryan Gasser | Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator | 1st | Ohio Northern (2006) |
D.K. McDonald | Cornerbacks | 1st | Edinboro (2001) |
Reference:[1] |
Schedule
Iowa State announced their 2016 football schedule on November 19, 2015. The 2016 schedule consist of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Cyclones will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and West Virginia and will travel to TCU, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Kansas.[2] For non-conference games, the Cyclones host San Jose State and in–state rival UNI and travel to face in-state rival Iowa.
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
7:00 PM |
No. 5 (FCS) Northern Iowa* |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
Cyclones.tv |
L 20–25 |
60,629 |
September 10 |
6:30 PM |
at No. 16 Iowa* |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) |
BTN |
L 3–42 |
70,585 |
September 17 |
11:00 AM |
at TCU |
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
FS1 |
L 20–41 |
45,000 |
September 24 |
11:00 AM |
San Jose State* |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
FSN |
W 44–10 |
50,851 |
October 1 |
11:00 AM |
No. 13 Baylor |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
FS1 |
L 42–45 |
50,842 |
October 8 |
2:30 PM |
at Oklahoma State |
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
ESPNU |
L 31–38 |
53,239 |
October 15 |
6:00 PM |
at Texas |
Darrel K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
LHN Cyclones.tv |
L 6–27 |
96,851 |
October 29 |
11:00 AM |
Kansas State |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Farmageddon) |
FSN |
L 26–31 |
52,763 |
November 3 |
6:30 PM |
No. 12 Oklahoma |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
ESPN |
L 24–34 |
50,662 |
November 12 |
11:00 AM |
at Kansas |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
FSN |
W 31–24 |
23,757 |
November 19 |
2:30 PM |
Texas Tech |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
FS1 |
W 66–10 |
50,787 |
November 26 |
2:30 PM |
No. 19 West Virginia |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
FS1 |
L 19–49 |
51,365 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[3]
Game notes
Northern Iowa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#5 (FCS) Panthers |
0 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
25 |
Cyclones |
7 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
21–5–3 |
2015 |
ISU, 31–7 |
at Iowa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cyclones |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
#16 Hawkeyes |
14 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
22–41 |
2015 |
IOWA, 31–17 |
at TCU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cyclones |
0 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
20 |
Horned Frogs |
10 |
14 |
14 |
3 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–6 |
2015 |
TCU, 45–21 |
San Jose State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Spartans |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
Cyclones |
10 |
13 |
7 |
14 |
44 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–0 |
1980 |
ISU, 27–6 |
Baylor
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
7 |
14 |
7 |
17 |
45 |
Cyclones |
14 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–8 |
2015 |
BAY, 45–27 |
at Oklahoma State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cyclones |
3 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
31 |
Cowboys |
7 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
18–29–3 |
2015 |
OSU, 35–31 |
at Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cyclones |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Longhorns |
0 |
3 |
21 |
3 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–11 |
2015 |
ISU, 24–0 |
Kansas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
3 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
31 |
Cyclones |
3 |
0 |
7 |
16 |
26 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
49–46–4 |
2015 |
KSU, 38–35 |
Oklahoma
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#12 Sooners |
14 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
34 |
Cyclones |
3 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–73–2 |
2015 |
OU, 52–16 |
at Kansas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cyclones |
3 |
7 |
12 |
9 |
31 |
Jayhawks |
7 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
39–50–6 |
2015 |
ISU, 38–13 |
Texas Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Red Raiders |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
Cyclones |
14 |
31 |
7 |
14 |
66 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–11 |
2015 |
TTU, 66–31 |
West Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#19 Mountaineers |
14 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
49 |
Cyclones |
13 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–3 |
2015 |
WVU, 30–6 |
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